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Mother of God "Madre della Consolazione", Veneto-Cretan, probably the Circle of Nikolaos Tzafoures, circa 1500 (sale 200, lot 121)

Egg tempera on wood, gesso ground. Against a gold background. Tooled haloes. Vertical crack minimal restored, minimal losses to the border. On the reverse three labels with Cyrillic inventory numbers. (Kat. 19) 52 x 41.5 cm